Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-04
A Circus Train Smashed
ONE MAN KILLED AND TWO INJUREp-A LIVELY

ONE MAN KILLED AND TWO INJuRkp-A LIVELY
HUNT AFTER ESCAPED WILD ANIMALS.
Yesterday special train OF passenger and nat
cars. bearing John Robinsons mepsgerie and
circus people and their animals from Fort Scott,
Kan, came into the Union depot, in st. Louis
route TO Cincinnati, where they are TO winter.
About $3.50 the train pulled out to cross the
bridge, and while passing over the "puzzle switch"
IN the depot yards nat car flew the track, fol-
lowed by Others, and ran into freight train on
a side track, demoshing two or three cars and
killing George SQuires, a canvasman, and badly
iDjuring two other circus men, named Fuller and
on the nat cars were broken and a Bengal tiger,
TWO lions: Leopard, 1aguar, an iDex and
followed, and there was a general and quick STAN
pede IRON the yards to the streets beyond. The
circus and depot men then made search for the
freight car, and an attempt was made to iasso
him but It failed, and the animal rushed from
cover. bit a man severely In the leg on his way
jumped through a transom into the superin-
tendent's office. He was besieged by the circus
men; and after several attempts to capture him
covered with tarpauiin and secured. One by
one the other animals were found and after more
or less trouble were captured and returned TO
their cages, but 1t was not until nearly dark that
the work wasover and the excitement was allayed-
R0UvIKRs FINANCE BILL PAssED.-Debate on the
proposal to convert the ~ per cent into per cent
rentes was begun In the French chamber yesIer.
Gay. NM. rage an0 SOuD6yfan aQmltteQ the exe
pediency of The proposal but disapprOyed the MN
istrys method OF bringing II about. They declared
1t really contemplated a loan under another name.
the measure, and said the government would ad-
here TO the bill He demanded the adoption OF
the bill On the promise OF NJ. Rouvier TO reduce
the cost Of the conversion OF the renteS TO 800.
600 francs. the bill was pasred-275 to lel.
ANOTHER BOLD TRAIN ROBBKRY.-About O'Clock
yesterday morning several masked men stopped
the east-bOund Salt Lake express on the Denver
and Rio Grande road few miles east OF Grand
mail and express messengers TO leave the train
and while they were guarded by one OF the robbers
the Others passed through the train, relieving the
passengers OF their money and valuables. The
robbers then entered the express car but failed
open the safe. Mail pouches were cut and regis
tered packages and letters opened. The train was
allowed TO proceed after being delayed over an
hour, and the robbers took to the mountains. 1t
Is not yet learned how much money they secured.
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The BALTIMORE AND OHIO HAS WIRES FOR Irs
Own TELEGRAPHING.-At telegram from Baltimore
November 8, says: Vice President Spencer, OF
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co., cleared UP
doubt to-day that has existed with regard to the
manner in which and by whom the telegraph
business OF the railroad would be handled. He In.
forms reporter that the company retains abso-
lutte ownership and possession OF q SUFFICIENT num-
Der OF wires along the line OF the road and between
Philadelphia and New York with which to handle
all his business pertaining TO the road The CON-
pany will continue TO employ its own operators
for this purpose, over whom the Western Union
have no jurisdiction. The Western Union viii
also handle Baltimore and Ohio business when
offered.